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ZERO EARNINGS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-10-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
- Quality Control (Management)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- zero risk
1, record 1, English, zero%20risk
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
While bond holdings boosted the banks’ retained earnings, their balance-sheet risk exposure to shifts in market price increased. A second distortion in treating government bonds as zero risk was that while loans to even financially strapped OECD governments were assessed at zero credit risk, all loans to the private sector, even to AAA-rates companies, were given a 100% credit risk weight. 1, record 1, English, - zero%20risk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
- Contrôle de la qualité (Gestion)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- risque zéro
1, record 1, French, risque%20z%C3%A9ro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si une détention accrue d'obligations accroissait les profits non distribués des banques, la structure de leurs actifs ainsi réaménagée les exposait à des risques bien supérieurs en cas de bouleversements des cours sur les marchés. Une seconde distorsion était liée à l'attribution aux obligations d'État d'une pondération zéro pour le calcul des risques, même quand les débiteurs étaient des États de l'OCDE en mauvaise posture financière, alors que tous les prêts accordés au secteur privé, même quand il s'agissait des entreprises les mieux cotées, étaient affectés d'un coefficient de pondération de 100 %. 2, record 1, French, - risque%20z%C3%A9ro
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-10-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bond holding 1, record 2, English, bond%20holding
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
While bond holdings boosted the banks’ retained earnings, their balance-sheet risk exposure to shifts in market price increased. A second distortion in treating government bonds as zero risk was that while loans to even financially strapped OECD governments were assessed at zero credit risk, all loans to the private sector, even to AAA-rates companies, were given a 100% credit risk weight. 1, record 2, English, - bond%20holding
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- détention d'obligations
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9tention%20d%27obligations
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si une détention accrue d'obligations accroissait les profits non distribués des banques, la structure de leurs actifs ainsi réaménagée les exposait à des risques bien supérieurs en cas de bouleversements des cours sur les marchés. Une seconde distorsion était liée à l'attribution aux obligations d'État d'une pondération zéro pour le calcul des risques, même quand les débiteurs étaient des États de l'OCDE en mauvaise posture financière, alors que tous les prêts accordés au secteur privé, même quand il s'agissait des entreprises les mieux cotées, étaient affectés d'un coefficient de pondération de 100%. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9tention%20d%27obligations
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-02-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
- Labour and Employment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- positive earnings 1, record 3, English, positive%20earnings
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "zero earnings". 2, record 3, English, - positive%20earnings
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
- Travail et emploi
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- gains positifs
1, record 3, French, gains%20positifs
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-05-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Employment Benefits
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- step-rate contribution
1, record 4, English, step%2Drate%20contribution
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The easiest way is to adopt a step-rate contribution basis. If the contributions were 5% less CPP [Canada Pension Plan], then the members have been paying 5% on earnings from zero to the Year's Basic Exemption(YBE), 3. 2% on earnings from YBE to Year's Maximum Pensionable Earnings(YMPE) and 5% on earnings over the YMPE. 1, record 4, English, - step%2Drate%20contribution
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Avantages sociaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cotisation en paliers
1, record 4, French, cotisation%20en%20paliers
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le moyen le plus simple de surmonter cette difficulté serait d'adopter une formule de cotisation en paliers. Ainsi, si la cotisation se chiffrait à 5% moins la cotisation au RRQ/RPC, le participant payait effectivement 5% sur la tranche de salaire égale ou inférieure à l'exemption de base de l'année (EBA), 3,2% sur celle se situant entre l'EBA et le maximum annuel des gains admissibles (MAGA) et 5% sur la fraction du salaire en sus du MAGA. 1, record 4, French, - cotisation%20en%20paliers
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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